[Gastric death as first described by Sehrt ("Sehrt'scher Magentod")--a review of the literature].

Abstract

The gastric death (Sehrt) is a rare form of death in the water with heterogeneous etiology. According to the first description, the pathogeneic mechanisms can be divided into two groups: asphyxiation after aspiration of vomited gastric contents and drowning due to hyperemia during digestion. In this paper, the authors discuss the different views on the… (More)